Crop-dusting report offers safety advice

Mechanical failure caused most of Arkansas’ crashes

By Noel Oman

Posted: May 19, 2014 at 5:07 a.m.

Flying aerial applicators, most commonly known as crop-dusters , is work of an inherently risky nature given that they must be flown low and must avoid power lines and other obstacles, all the while accurately delivering a load of chemicals over a crop field.